{"id":54205,"date":"2016-11-09T12:22:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T11:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=54205"},"modified":"2016-11-10T15:57:59","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T14:57:59","slug":"british-airways-comes-back-to-nantes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/british-airways-comes-back-to-nantes","title":{"rendered":"Nantes: British Airways makes a comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It took nine years for business travellers in Nantes to be able to board a British Airways aircraft again from Nantes Atlantique Airport. It has been a long wait, according to airport management: \"\u00a0<em>Nantes and the Greater West of France have not seen a British Airways aircraft since 2008. Back when GB Airways flew on behalf of British Airways...<\/em>\u00a0\"says the press release published on 9 November. Visit <strong>29 March<\/strong> will mark the official comeback of the company, which will provide <strong>two round trips per week<\/strong> between Nantes and London Heathrow. Flights operate every Wednesday and Saturday, <strong>in 150-seat A320 or A319 aircraft<\/strong> on average.<\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<thead style=\"color: #a71f31;\">\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Departure from Nantes<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Arrival at<br \/>\nLondon Heathrow<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Flight number<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0Wednesday<\/td>\n<td>\u00a021:45<\/td>\n<td>\u00a022:00<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0BA0387<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0Saturday<\/td>\n<td>\u00a020:15<\/td>\n<td>\u00a020:30<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0BA0387<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<thead style=\"color: #a71f31;\">\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Departure from<br \/>\nLondon Heathrow<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Arrival in Nantes<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Flight number<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0Wednesday<\/td>\n<td>\u00a018:40<\/td>\n<td>\u00a021:00<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0BA0386<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0Saturday<\/td>\n<td>\u00a017:10<\/td>\n<td>\u00a019:30<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0BA0386<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\"<em> With the arrival of British Airways at Nantes Atlantique, in addition to Air Nostrum, Aer Lingus, Iberia Express and Vueling, <strong>IAG Group<\/strong> is stepping up its presence on the Nantes platform and <strong>increases its number of lines to 12<\/strong> for passengers from the Greater West<\/em>\u00a0\"Fran\u00e7ois Marie, Director of Nantes Atlantique Airport - VINCI Airports, is delighted. \"\u00a0<em>With Heathrow, in addition to Gatwick and London City, Nantes Atlantique is increasingly well connected to the London capital: a great opportunity for British tourists to visit our region and ever easier access for the inhabitants and businesses of the Greater West.<\/em> \"he adds.<\/p>\n<p>This connectivity should contribute to the good dynamics of the Nantes hub. According to the latest <strong>Business results for French airports<\/strong> published by the UAF (Union of French Airports), Nantes airport recorded one of the strongest growth rates last year in terms of passenger traffic (+5.7%), placing it in the top 10 nationally.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54211\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Nantes-stats.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Nantes-stats.jpg\" alt=\"Connectivity and traffic up at Nantes Atlantique airport\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Nantes-stats.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Nantes-stats-300x86-derived.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, 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